MMO Updates |
- Trion hires executives for overseas operations
- New ArcheAge videos show off PvP, dancing gameplay
- League of Legends trailer shows off new Vladimir model
- PlanetSide 2 community night reveals vehicle customization, Vanguard tanks, and in-game footage
- MV Guide: November 21-27, 2011
- Hands-on impressions of The Secret World
- The Daily Grind: Are you in favor of SWTOR's 'legacy' surnames?
- MMO Week in Review: Deleted from life
- EVE Evolved: Returning EVE to the Crucible
- First Impressions: UFO Online
- Rise and Shiny Recap: Evony
| Trion hires executives for overseas operations Posted: 21 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, MMO industry, News items, RIFT, Miscellaneous  Meanwhile, the company keeps expanding, with the latest batch of good news centering on new hirings for Trion's overseas operations. According to Gamasutra, the firm recently signed Johnathan Goddard as its new head of European PR. Also joining the team is Jeff Pabst as the new European commerce director. Rounding out the trio is new End of Nations brand director Simon Bull. The company recently announced that it had raised a truckload of venture capital and that it may file for an IPO.
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| New ArcheAge videos show off PvP, dancing gameplay Posted: 21 Nov 2011 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, ArcheAge, Sandbox  Two noteworthy videos came out of the conference, and their radically different nature points to the breadth of gameplay on display in ArcheAge. First up is an over-the-shoulder clip featuring some five vs. five PvP gameplay. The action takes place on an instanced map known as the Siege Warfare Training Camp, and MMO Culture points out a couple of lingering bugs relating to character movement (as well as some interesting weapon combinations). The second video comes directly from XLGAMES, and it shifts gears in favor of ArcheAge's social features. While many MMOs feature dance animations, thus far the only title to take a serious stab at dance gameplay has been Star Wars Galaxies. ArcheAge looks to continue that tradition by allowing players to choreograph dances and coordinate with other dancers, though we are scratching our heads a little bit due to the jarring mixture of high fantasy and pop music. You'll find both videos viewable after the cut. Continue reading New ArcheAge videos show off PvP, dancing gameplay
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| League of Legends trailer shows off new Vladimir model Posted: 21 Nov 2011 08:30 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game mechanics, MMO industry, PvP, News items, Free-to-play  "If you'd like to indulge your dark side by living out fantasies of holding the lives of your enemies in the palm of your hand, Blood Lord Vladimir should help slake that thirst," Riot's website says. The company has also released a new teaser trailer for the champion, which you can view after the cut. Continue reading League of Legends trailer shows off new Vladimir model
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| PlanetSide 2 community night reveals vehicle customization, Vanguard tanks, and in-game footage Posted: 21 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Galleries, Video, Previews, Free-to-play, PlanetSide 2  PlanetSide Universe scored 1000 points this past weekend with that answer, as the site's community night video podcast covering PlanetSide 2 turned into an informational bonanza for the game's fans. The hosts talked to SOE's Matt Higby and Tramell Isaac about PS2's maps and vehicle customization while also getting a tour around the team's offices and a couple segments of in-game footage showing off PlanetSide 2's engine. The fansite also netted a pair of new pictures showing off the impressive Vanguard tanks, which you can check out in the gallery below. The full community night podcast is after the jump, but you might want to put on a bib beforehand to catch all the drool!
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| MV Guide: November 21-27, 2011 Posted: 21 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively staff logs in to play various MMOs live and in person, and we'd love for you to drop by the channel and visit. We have a combination of regular weekly games and new surprises, so you'll find a variety of titles to take a look at. During our streamed events, you can participate in the live chat, ask questions to learn about the game, and simply spend some time with Massively staff and readers. (Of course, streaming is subject to the whims of outside forces like server-side gremlins once in a while.) We've got a fun-sized lineup this week as the Americans on the Massively crew prepare to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family. Join us for the first half of the week for some livestreaming of games both old and new, and don't forget to bookmark our new Twitch TV channel! Continue reading MV Guide: November 21-27, 2011
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| Hands-on impressions of The Secret World Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Historical, Horror, Sci-fi, Events, real-world, New titles, Previews, PvP, PvE, Opinion, Hands-on, The Secret World, Massively Hands-on, Massively Event Coverage, Dungeons, Crafting  In Funcom's upcoming The Secret World, the game's three factions -- Templars, Illuminati and Dragons -- face off, compete, and collaborate (all at the same time!) amidst the nightmarish creatures being revealed throughout the world. But choose your allegiance carefully: Your faction determines your path and special bonuses for the whole game, and faction-switching won't be an option. Join me for a hands-on look at the game's current incarnation! Continue reading Hands-on impressions of The Secret World
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| The Daily Grind: Are you in favor of SWTOR's 'legacy' surnames? Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Lore, MMO industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Roleplaying, Star Wars: The Old Republic  Two hundred pages of posts later, players are still voicing deep concerns about the system. While most fans seem content with being rewarded for "legacy levels," roleplayers are baffled at the idea that their Twi'lek Consular and their Mirialan Smuggler must share the same last name and that gamers RPing family members across different accounts cannot share surnames. Some have suggested this is merely a ham-handed "handle" and not a true surname at all as seen in countless MMOs since the days of Ultima Online's free-form naming system. What do you think? Should BioWare scrap this system and allow characters independent last names, or do you think the system suits the game just fine as proposed?  Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!
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| MMO Week in Review: Deleted from life Posted: 20 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This week, Japanese MMO publisher Hangame forgot what everyone who's ever written a last-minute research paper in Microsoft Word knows very, very well: Always make a back-up! Hangame managed to bungle a server issue and delete an entire MMO and its databases -- from life. Ouch! Hopefully, refugees from Hangame's lost MMO will find a home in Star Wars: The Old Republic, for which we doled out beta keys just before the official NDA lifted. In still other news, Massively is hiring again! This time we're looking for a maestro of all things livestream- and video-related. Apps are due in by December 2nd, so bring it on! Unlike Hangame, we expect you to press the save button. Repeatedly. Hit the jump for a run-down of all this week's other top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Deleted from life
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| EVE Evolved: Returning EVE to the Crucible Posted: 20 Nov 2011 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Expansions, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Sandbox  EVE's continual success over the years transformed a fresh-faced CCP Games into a multinational game development giant. And yet, for all that growth and all the updates to EVE over the years, the fact that the game sells largely on future potential is still firmly embedded in both players and developers. Players subscribe not only because they like the game but because they want to support development to reach EVE's true potential. Two years with very little iteration on existing features sent the message that developers weren't trying to reach that potential, but it seems that trend is soon to be completely reversed. With the newly announced Crucible expansion, CCP will be adding countless small features, graphical updates and iterations that put EVE firmly back on the path to reaching its full potential. In this week's EVE Evolved, I look at CCP's plans to return EVE to the crucible and reforge it into something awesome. Those waiting for the third part of my look at the new player experience can catch that in next week's column, as Kajatta is enjoying his final week in EVE before delivering his verdict. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Returning EVE to the Crucible
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| Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Bugs, Game mechanics, New titles, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Hands-on, First Impressions  Well, the board game has gone digital, and now we do not have to drive for miles and miles to get to the closest gaming shop and wade through six feet of nerddom just to hope that we aren't teamed up with players who really give the hobby a stereotypical bad name. Now we can digitally join up with fellow game geeks and have it out across worlds that fit in our browser. I was able to take a bit of a tour through UFO Online over the last week. So what did I find? Click past the cut and I'll let you know. Continue reading First Impressions: UFO Online
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| Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Video, Business models, Culture, Previews, PvP, Opinion, Browser, Hands-on, Casual, MMORTS, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  I knew going in that the game had changed since I last played it. I also knew that it would not blow me away as far as gameplay is concerned, simply because I have played scores of MMORTS games over the last year. But what did I find? What was good and bad about the game? And what about those ads? Click past the cut and we'll chat about it. Continue reading Rise and Shiny Recap: Evony
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